No, that's no percentage, it is million units

The PS4 hardware base should be around 74 - 75 million units by now, the Xbox One hardware base around 35 - 36 million, both together around 110 million units.

Gaming PCs on Steam that can keep up with these consoles (based on their GPU and the SteamSpy estimate) should have a hardware base around 150 - 160 million units.

There was no reason for me making new thread - I commented the issue first in the very article in question, with no response from author.

When someone makes an article about Best RPG of 2017 (though that in itself is hilarious, given that this site is barely reviewing anything, let alone being specialized in reviewing RPGs) I fully expect to see games from all platforms included - especially when one of those games is 5th best ranked game this year on Meta - if they don't play all notable games in certain genre they should really stay away from making any "Best of" lists in the first place.

I've also made threads myself, which talk about PC games in one way or another. The vast majority of them were either ignored or died within hours of being posted.

It's hard to feel welcome or showing interest in something on this site, if no one else is going to bother doing the same in return. That's why I've slimmed down my threads, and now I hardly bother putting much into them, mainly because I know hardly anyone will read them and that they'll die within 2-6 hours of being posted.

We've been told time and time again to "make a difference", but none of those attempts really do anything at all on this site. Hardly anyone cares about a PC game on here, let alone news about it (unless it's negative news).

Ah thanks, Nice and clear now :D

Well, PC is not very well considered in this forum and this thread is therefore only frequented by PC players. We use this chance to vent here against all that shit the well known console fanboys are spewing in the rest of the forum.

I don't think anyone in here actually harbors any hate against consoles or people that play them. Most of the people in this thread actually own one or more of them. It just stops being funny when people tell untruths, changing goalposts or citing arbitrary advantages which apparently make consoles somehow superior. But the superiority only applies to certain people, the advantages and disadvantages between consoles and PC are completely subjective to the person. And while I'm very vocal about my dislike of consoles, or at least how they're handled by the platform owners, I would never claim that PC is inherently superior. It's just massively superior for my priorities in gaming. There are very good reasons why people buy consoles and why that's the right platform for them.

There aren't really any PC fanboys in this thread, or at least I haven't encountered them, but there are plenty of console fanboys around and that's aggravating. Believe me, if there ever was someone in here making a post about how PC is inherently superior and all consoles are trash and people who play them are trash, which is how a PC fanboy would sound, I'd be the first to challenge them. And you can believe me that people would be able to say that in here because no one else, let alone mods, visit this thread often enough to notice it.

Consoles in this thread only come up when certain morons trying to start a war in another part of the forum. Nobody in here actually cares about consoles enough to make it a proactive topic^^

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Article authors rarely response the comments, so what happened to you is not strange. Still, if you really want answers as to why the games featured in the article were choosen over others, it's better to either send a message to the author, write on his wall or, better yet, make a thread about it.

As for those "Best XXX game of the year" articles, I agree that they are pointless because they don't review enough games for that. They should go back and made them as in the old days, with threads asking for our picks and then making an article about what the community as a whole choosed.

The news:

SALES & "SALES"/DEALS

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SOFTWARE

The 2017 Steam Awards winners are revealed
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-2017-steam-awards-winners-are-revealed/
The Steam Awards are basically the videogame accolades equivalent of Whose Line Is It Anyway: Everything is made up, and the points don't matter. Nonetheless, games are put into categories and we dutifully vote for them, and when all is said and done, the winners are announced.

>>I think three of the games I voted ended up winning.

MODS/EMULATORS

New version of No Man’s Sky Overhaul mod improves Exocraft Camera and brings various adjustments
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/new-version-of-no-mans-sky-overhaul-mod-improves-exocraft-camera-and-brings-various-adjustments/
Modder ‘RaYRoD_TV’ has released brand new version of his Overhaul mod for No Man’s Sky. According to the changelog, No Man’s Sky RaYRoD’s Overhaul mod version 1.2.2 improves Exocraft camera and brings various adjustments and fixes.

>>You can download it from moddb.

The Witcher 3 HD Rework is a must-have mod, new screenshots showcase improved vegetation textures
http://www.dsogaming.com/screenshot-news/the-witcher-3-hd-rework-is-a-must-have-mod-new-screenshots-showcase-improved-vegetation-textures/
As we’ve already stated, The Witcher 3 HD Rework is a must-have mod for CD Projekt RED’s RPG. This mod significantly improves textures and contrary to other attempts, modder ‘HalkHoganPL’ has managed to stay as close to the original/vanilla textures as possible.

Star Wars Battlefront 2 gets a pink Darth Vader mod
http://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-gets-a-pink-darth-vader-mod/
Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen said in November that it was a commitment to "realism" that led it to fill the infamous Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot boxes with usable items rather than cosmetics. "If you did a bunch of cosmetic things, you might start to violate the canon, right? Darth Vader in white probably doesn't make sense, versus in black. Not to mention you probably don't want Darth Vader in pink. No offense to pink, but I don't think that's right in the canon."
It appears, however, that he underestimated both the interests and the will of gamers, as a modder by the name of Destauch has shared a "Darth Vader in Pink" mod over on Nexus Mods. There's nothing more or less to it than what's advertised: Darth Vader, but pink. And looking sharp in it, too.

Kylo Ren returns as Matt the radar tech in this spoof Star Wars Battlefront 2 mod
http://www.pcgamer.com/kylo-ren-returns-as-matt-the-radar-tech-in-this-spoof-star-wars-battlefront-2-mod/
If "Darth Vader in Pink" isn't your thing, then allow me to direct your attention to another amusing mod. Kylo Ren, commander of Starkiller Base, Vader-esque bad guy of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, and Star Wars Battlefront 2 hero character, takes on an entirely different (but no less malevolent) persona in this mod called Matt: The Radar Technician.

>>It's also available at Nexus Mods.

GAMING NEWS

Star Wars Battlefront II 2005 receives a brand new official Multiplayer patch
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/star-wars-battlefront-ii-2005-receives-a-brand-new-official-multiplayer-patch/
Now here is a pleasant surprise. Disney has just released a brand new multiplayer patch for the 2005 version of Star Wars: Battlefront 2. Now I don’t know if this is any indication of Disney giving EA the middle finger (after what has happened with Star Wars Battlefront 2’s micro-transactions), however this is definitely great news for all Battlefront 2 players that decided to stick with the original title.

Insurgency: Sandstorm targets a 2018 release, will not support single-player and co-operative story modes
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/insurgency-sandstorm-targets-a-2018-release-will-not-support-single-player-and-co-operative-story-modes/
New World Interactive’s Michael Tsarouhas has announced that Insurgency: Sandstorm will drop its single-player and cooperative story mode. In order to release the game in 2018, the development team will now focus on its multiplayer mode so that it can provide a polished experience.

Here are 25 minutes of gameplay footage from Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/here-are-25-minutes-of-gameplay-footage-from-ni-no-kuni-ii-revenant-kingdom/
Bandai Namco has released a new demo walkthrough for Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, showing 25 minutes of new gameplay footage. This demo walkthrough shows two of the game’s maps: The Battle for the Heartlands and One Good Turn Deserves Another.

First in-engine trailer released for Total War: Thrones of Britannia
http://www.dsogaming.com/videotrailer-news/first-in-engine-trailer-released-for-total-war-thrones-of-britannia/
SEGA and Creative Assembly have released the first in-engine trailer for Total War: Thrones of Britannia, focusing on Alfred the Great’s victory at the Battle of Edington, in which he stood fast against the Viking invaders and changed the future of the British Isles.

The news, part two:

Awesome Games Done Quick 2018 starts this Sunday
http://www.pcgamer.com/awesome-games-done-quick-2018-starts-this-sunday/
The 2018 rendition of the speedrunning extravaganza Awesome Games Done Quick will begin with a preshow set to start at 11:30 am ET/8:30 am PT this Sunday. Following that, the action will move straight into a week-long, non-stop show featuring more than 150 speedrunners and the games they like to play.

2018 Independent Games Festival award nominees announced
http://www.pcgamer.com/2018-independent-games-festival-award-nominees-announced/
The 2018 Independent Games Festival—the 20th one, as it happens—will be held on March 21 ahead of the 2018 Game Developers Conference. Nearly 600 indie games were evaluated this year, but as the festival's organizers announced today, only 35 made the cut for the annual awards ceremony.

Binding of Isaac dev delays turn-based puzzle RPG Legend of Bum-bo
http://www.pcgamer.com/binding-of-isaac-dev-delays-turn-based-puzzle-rpg-legend-of-bum-bo/
The Legend of Bum-bo is Edmund McMillen's latest collaboration with designer and filmmaker James Id, who handled promotional materials for The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy. It was first teased in March 2016 as "a turn-based puzzle RPG thingy that's randomly generated," and we haven't heard much since. That is, until a recent tweet from McMillen, which gave a much-needed, albeit bittersweet, update

Hellbound horror game Agony teases ghastly Red Goddess
http://www.pcgamer.com/hellbound-horror-game-agony-teases-ghastly-red-goddess/
Agony is a first-person survival horror game that's set in hell. Created by Polish outfit Madmind Studio, what we've seen so far looks positively terrifying—and now the developer has teased one of the game's central characters, the Red Goddess.

Smite unveils new Conquest map, Cerberus god, incoming pantheons
http://www.pcgamer.com/smite-unveils-new-conquest-map-cerberus-god-and-incoming-pantheons/
Smite developer Hi-Rez Studios has announced a number of new features heading to its third-person MOBA Smite—including a new Conquest map, an upgraded art style, a new playable character, and the introduction of two new pantheons later this year.

Paladins announces battle royale game mode named 'Battlegrounds'
http://www.pcgamer.com/paladins-announces-battle-royale-game-mode-named-battlegrounds/
Announced today at Hi-Rez Expo 2018, Paladins: Battlegrounds bills itself as "the first-ever hero shooter battle royale", that combines "ability-driven combat with survival gameplay and a fantasy setting to create something new."

Ok, now that the Steam Winter Sale is over, it's time to recap. What did you get?

I bought:
+Deponia
+PixelJunk Shooter
+Return to Castle Wolfenstein
+and the Scandinavia DLC for ETS2

I also got:
+Sonic Generations - thanks to the awesome Conina
+Quantum Break, Rise of the Tomb Raider & Monkey Island 2 - thanks to my amazing Secret Santa